File converters should try a little harder.

resources/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/forge/resource/converter/DirectoryResourceConverter.java

@@ -19,26 +19,31 @@
 
 /**
  * Converts a {@link File} object to a {@link Resource}
- *
+ * 
  * @author <a href="mailto:ggastald@redhat.com">George Gastaldi</a>
- *
+ * 
  */
 
 @Singleton
-public class DirectoryResourceConverter extends AbstractConverter<File, DirectoryResource>
+public class DirectoryResourceConverter extends AbstractConverter<Object, DirectoryResource>
 {
    private final ResourceFactory resourceFactory;
 
    @Inject
    public DirectoryResourceConverter(ResourceFactory resourceFactory)
    {
-      super(File.class, DirectoryResource.class);
+      super(Object.class, DirectoryResource.class);
       this.resourceFactory = resourceFactory;
    }
 
    @Override
-   public DirectoryResource convert(File source)
+   public DirectoryResource convert(Object source)
    {
-      return resourceFactory.create(DirectoryResource.class, source);
+      File file = null;
+      if (source instanceof File)
+         file = (File) source;
+      else
+         file = new File(source.toString());
+      return resourceFactory.create(DirectoryResource.class, file);
    }
 }

resources/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/forge/resource/converter/FileResourceConverter.java

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Eclipse Public License version 1.0, available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ */
+
+package org.jboss.forge.resource.converter;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Singleton;
+
+import org.jboss.forge.convert.AbstractConverter;
+import org.jboss.forge.resource.FileResource;
+import org.jboss.forge.resource.Resource;
+import org.jboss.forge.resource.ResourceFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Converts a {@link File} object to a {@link Resource}
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:lincolnbaxter@gmail.com">Lincoln Baxter, III</a>
+ */
+
+@Singleton
+@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+public class FileResourceConverter extends AbstractConverter<Object, FileResource>
+{
+   private final ResourceFactory resourceFactory;
+
+   @Inject
+   public FileResourceConverter(ResourceFactory resourceFactory)
+   {
+      super(Object.class, FileResource.class);
+      this.resourceFactory = resourceFactory;
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+   public FileResource convert(Object source)
+   {
+      File file = null;
+      if (source instanceof File)
+         file = (File) source;
+      else
+         file = new File(source.toString());
+      return resourceFactory.create(FileResource.class, file);
+   }
+}